Ross Brown > Onside Law LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile
Onside Law LLP Offices
642A King’s Road
London
SW6 2DU
England
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Ross Brown
Work Department
Regulatory, Dispute Resolution
Position
Ross is particularly known for his regulatory dispute experience through acting for governing bodies, sports teams and individuals across various areas including anti-corruption, anti-doping, contractual, disciplinary, safeguarding and selection disputes. Ross regularly acts as lead advocate for his clients in their disputes.
Ross has strong experience in acting for:
- World Rugby on its anti-doping caseload, including at CAS;
- The International Tennis Integrity Agency in over 60 proceedings under the Tennis Anti-Corruption Program, including before CAS on several occasions, as well as the Tennis Anti-Doping Program;
- The England and Wales Cricket Board in relation to its regulatory investigations involving racism in cricket, its anti-doping caseload before the National Anti-Doping Panel and various disciplinary and safeguarding proceedings;
- INEOS Grenadiers in relation to several anti-doping matters arising out of investigations of UK Anti-Doping and the General Medical Council as well as UCI disciplinary proceedings involving one of its riders;
- Various governing bodies and individuals in proceedings before the National Safeguarding Panel and related safeguarding investigations, including the Sheldon Report into allegations of child abuse in football;
- The British Horseracing Authority regarding an independent investigation into the buying and selling practices of bloodstock; and
- Two Olympic athletes in their appeal of their non-selection for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
Career
2023 – Present – Partner and Solicitor Advocate, Onside Law
2021 – 2023 – Legal Director and Solicitor Advocate, Onside Law
2017 -2021 – Senior Associate, Onside Law
2015 – 2017 – Senior Solicitor, Macfarlanes LLP
2010 – 2015 – Solicitor, Macfarlanes LLP
2008 – 2010 – Trainee Solicitor, Macfarlanes LLP
2006 – 2007 – Paralegal, Macfarlanes LLP
Languages
English
Memberships
Higher Rights of Audience
Member of Sport Resolutions National Panel
Member of England Boxing Disciplinary Panel
Education
2021 – 2021: University of Law (Higher Rights of Audience)
2016 – 2017: De Montfort University (Post Graduate Certificate in Sports Law)
2004 – 2005: College of Law (Legal Practice Course)
2001 – 2004: University College London (Bachelor of Laws (LLB), Law)
Lawyer Rankings
London > TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Sport
(Next Generation Partners)Sports boutique Onside Law LLP leverages its network of offices in London, Switzerland and Australia to advise clubs, players, managers, international federations and intermediaries on both contentious and non-contentious matters. Co-founder Oliver Hunt
, regularly supported by associate Robin Cumming, is a key port of call for elite golfers and footballers in need of assistance on commercial and business mandates, including sponsorship deals, media, and image rights. Hunt also assists football clubs and competition rights holders. Chris Walsh, supported by newly promoted partner Ross Brown, are key advisors for the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), working with the organisation on a range of disciplinary proceedings and investigations. Brown – alongside Jamie Singer, James Tobias and Ben Hanglin – also support governing bodies in rugby and tennis on anti-doping and anti-corruption matters that reach the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). The quartet also also works with clients in rugby on sponsorship and media rights arrangements. Co-founder and head of the corporate team Simon Thorp works with legal director Harriet Leach, who is a key adviser to a number of female sporting organisations. Specialist technology and digital media practitioner Adam Leadercramer supports on sponsorship deals. Data privacy and protection expert Sophie Wilkinson supports recently promoted partner Leon Farr on instructions from world governing bodies on the hosting and bidding arrangements for major events. Contentious instructions are chiefly handled by commercial litigator Stevie Loughrey.
Lawyer Rankings
- Next Generation Partners London > TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Sport
- Sport London > TMT (technology, media and telecoms)